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K. E. Ormsbee

Author of Tash Hearts Tolstoy

14 Works 799 Members 69 Reviews

About the Author

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Kathryn Elise Ormsbee writes Middle Grade novels as K.E. Ormsbee and Young Adult novels as Kathryn Ormsbee.

Series

Works by K. E. Ormsbee

Tash Hearts Tolstoy (2017) 218 copies
The House in Poplar Wood (2018) 128 copies
The Water and the Wild (2015) 117 copies
Growing Pangs (2022) — Author — 87 copies
Lucky Few (2016) 68 copies
The Sullivan Sisters (2020) 41 copies
The Doorway and the Deep (2016) 40 copies
The Great Unknowable End (2019) 40 copies
Candidly Cline (2021) 26 copies
Midnight on Strange Street (2020) 11 copies
The Current and the Cure (2018) 8 copies

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Gender
female
Nationality
USA
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Kathryn Elise Ormsbee writes Middle Grade novels as K.E. Ormsbee and Young Adult novels as Kathryn Ormsbee.

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Being ace, I wished I'd had this book as a teen to see myself represented and maybe I'd have figured some things out a lot sooner.

Not a fan of the HP and Roald Dahl references.
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jazzyjbox | 14 other reviews | Sep 23, 2023 |
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K.E. Ormsbee writes an original adventure about friendship, acceptance, and forgiveness. Avery Miller and her mom move from the loud bustle of California to the seemingly boring Texas suburb of Strange Street on Cedar Lane. She meets new friends Danielle (Dani) Hirsch, as well as twins Bastian and Lola Gils. Where they race glowboards fueled by a mysterious substance called Component G aka. glow. When strange things start happening to them, they find out they are a part of a bigger plan.

Midnight on Strange Street is a Middle Grade Sci-fi mystery focused on the racing sport of glowbording. The point of view in this book bounces between each friend as they practice glowbording, come to terms with abilities that make them different, and family problems. Dani is the competitive leader who is determined to prove to her parents glowbording is a real sport. Avery is the reader, who struggles to have a relationship with her father. Bastian is a talented artist who hides his art, afraid the bullies will take what is most important to him. And the compassionate Lola who sees the best in everyone, who has to learn to see the best in herself. Their friendship is a very important part of this book, as they work to understand each other, and work as a team.

As this team of friends, the Sardines, must figure out the purpose of their new mysterious powers. Avery, Dani, Bastian, and Lola all notice a blue flame growing inside them, giving them “tele-whatever” powers such as telepathy and telekinesis. But each team member reacts to their new abilities in different ways. Together they must work as a team to win the Glow in the Park race, and solve the mysteries surrounding Glow. There is a strong theme of bulling, and facing bullies in this book. As the Sardines have to accept themselves as they are, and stand up to those who cannot recognize that.
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VictoriaGD | May 14, 2023 |
Really enjoyed this! This memoir features the author's coming to terms with OCD and anxiety, dental drama, and rocky friendships. It's very rare to see a narrative from someone who was homeschooled, and this one wasn't negative. I remember having the same awkward weird feeling of wanting to avoid telling other kids you were homeschooled lol. The illustrations also fit and aided the story well.
 
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DestDest | 2 other reviews | Feb 20, 2023 |
Kathryne Ormsbee fictionalizes her childhood as a home-schooled child who struggles with anxiety and OCD. Like a lot of middle school graphic novels nowadays, it is a bit too long and meandering and spends too much time on BFF strife, but it is a good depiction of OCD to have available for kids. I really liked the use of bees to symbolize her intrusive thoughts.

(Another project! I'm trying to read all the picture books and graphic novels on the kids section of rel="nofollow" target="_top">NPR's Books We Love 2022.)… (more)
 
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villemezbrown | 2 other reviews | Jan 14, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
14
Members
799
Popularity
#31,915
Rating
3.8
Reviews
69
ISBNs
51
Languages
2

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